Throughout the course of this blog, I've investigated the relationship of truth, lies, art and politics. I've looked at topics as diverse as propaganda, graffiti, advertising, specific artists and films. There has been a lot of different content throughout the course of my posts, but there has been a common theme as well: there is no clear distinction between truth and lies, between art and propagana. The only real difference is intent; is a piece meant to expose the truth, or to convince and cover-up information?
Havel said it best when he stated
"If we are to change our world view, images have to
change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little
peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed."
